The Many Ways of Being Human

8.9

The Mexica

An orange ribbon of marigold petals leads from a grave out through the cemetery gate to the family's door, so the dead man can find his way home, and a sugar skull carries the granddaughter's name. Much of this night is old, but its most striking part is younger than the railroad. That leads back to Tenochtitlan, a city built on mud in a lake, and to what Mexico still carries.